Series: Maiden Lane, #8
Traits & Tropes: blind heroine; bodyguard; hero has a limp & uses a cane; soldier; age gap (older hero); class difference/forbidden; slow burn
Publication Date: 05.26.15
Genre/Setting: Historical; Georgian; London/Cornwall, England, 1741
Heat Level: 4
Rating: 5/5
Lady Phoebe Batten wants to enjoy the social life she should merit as the sister of a duke, but her blindness means her brother is incredibly overprotective and won’t allow her to venture from the house without her armed bodyguard.
Captain James Trevellion has seen his career in the dragoons cut short by a leg injury that left him with a permanent limp. There’s nothing wrong with his shooting or riding skills though, making the brooding man well-suited to guard Phoebe. He fills his role seamlessly until Phoebe is targeted by kidnappers.
James risks everything to keep Phoebe safe from low men who hope to force Phoebe into an unwanted marriage and steal her dowry. Sharing tight quarters with James, Phoebe begins to see the gentle, caring man he truly is beneath his rough exterior and view him as far more than just her bodyguard.
I nearly always adore tortured/scarred hero, former soldier stories and add in the fact that this was a bodyguard story, and it was just catnip for me. This story proved to be no exception. James was the sort of strong, silent hero that I can’t seem to resist, and I just adored his protectiveness over Phoebe, especially when it was clear that action went well beyond a job for him. I loved Phoebe’s refusal to be coddled and hemmed in because of her blindness, and her insistence on learning James as a person and making him see the possibility of a future for them together, then insisting on making it happen. My heart. It melts. It was just fantastic. Add in the danger and suspense aspects of someone continually trying to kidnap Phoebe and this was definitely a book I didn’t want to put down. It was great to see James finally get the respect he deserved and the happy ending he didn’t think himself worthy of and I loved the fact that he fully recognized that it was Phoebe who brought that light into his life. These two were a delightful couple and their relationship progression felt natural to me; they were definitely a pair I could root for. I realize I jumped into this series right in the middle, but I’m not sorry for it and I’ll get to the rest of the books eventually, hopefully sooner than later.
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